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K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, December 7, 2002 in front of 74,500 spectators. It was the tenth K-1 World Grand Prix final, involving ten of the world's top fighters (two being reservists), with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules (100 kg/156-220 lbs). The eight finalists had almost all qualified via preliminary events, while two additional fighters were invited as reserve fighters (for more detail on this see bulleted list below). In total there were ten fighters at the event, representing eight countries.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final
PromotionK-1
DateDecember 7, 2002
VenueTokyo Dome
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan
Attendance74,500
Event chronology
K-1 Bassano 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final K-1 Spain MAX 2002

The tournament winner was Ernesto Hoost who won his fourth and final K-1 World Grand Prix by defeating Jérôme Le Banner in the final by third round knockout. Jérôme Le Banner would be making his second appearance in the final, which he so far been unable to win, and the defeat was made even worse as it left him with a broken arm which nearly ended his career.

Ernesto Hoost was knocked out of this K-1 World Grand Prix twice (taking into account the Final Elimination) - both times by Bob Sapp - but managed to proceed due to injuries to other fighters.

Qualifiers - Finalists

Qualifiers - Reservists

Tournament bracket

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Elimination Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
        
  Ray Sefo DEC
  Martin Holm  
  Ray Sefo DEC
  Peter Aerts  
  Peter Aerts DEC
  Glaube Feitosa  
  Ray Sefo  
  Ernesto Hoost ** KO
  Ernesto Hoost  
  Bob Sapp TKO
  Bob Sapp KO
  Ernesto Hoost *  
  Michael McDonald  
  Semmy Schilt DEC
  Ernesto Hoost KO
  Jérôme Le Banner  
  Alexey Ignashov  
  Stefan Leko DEC
  Stefan Leko  
  Mark Hunt KO
  Mark Hunt DEC
  Mike Bernardo  
  Mark Hunt  
  Jérôme Le Banner DEC
  Jérôme Le Banner KO
  Gary Goodridge  
  Jérôme Le Banner TKO
  Musashi  
  Musashi  
BYE  

* Ernesto Hoost replaced Semmy Schilt in the Quarter Finals as Semmy Schilt was injured

** Ernesto Hoost replaced Bob Sapp in the Semi Finals as Bob Sapp was injured

Results

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K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Results[1][2]
K-1 Grand Prix Reserve Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
  Martin Holm def. Michael McDonald  
Holm defeated McDonald by 3rd Round Majority Decision 2-0 (30-29, 29-29, 30-29).
K-1 Grand Prix Quarter Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
  Ray Sefo def. Peter Aerts  
Sefo defeated Aerts by 3rd Round Split Decision 2-1 (29-30, 30-28, 30-29).
  Bob Sapp def. Ernesto Hoost  
Sapp defeated Mcdonald by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 2:53 of the 2nd Round but had to withdraw due to a hand injury - Ernesto Hoost would take his place in the Semi Finals.
  Mark Hunt def. Stefan Leko  
Hunt defeated Leko by KO (Left Hook) at 1:16 of the 3rd Round.
  Jérôme Le Banner def. Musashi  
Le Banner defeated Musashi by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 0:51 of the 2nd Round.
K-1 Grand Prix Semi Finals: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
  Ernesto Hoost def. Ray Sefo  
Hoost defeated Sefo by KO (Shin Injury) at 1:49 of the 1st Round.
  Jérôme Le Banner def. Mark Hunt  
Le Banner defeated Hunt by 3rd Round Unanimous Decision 3-0 (29-26, 29-26, 29-26) .
K-1 Grand Prix Final: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.2R
  Ernesto Hoost def. Jérôme Le Banner  
Hoost defeated Le Banner by KO (3 Knockdowns, Right Mid-Kicks) at 1:26 of the 3rd Round.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Results". K-1 Official Website. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
  2. ^ "Results: K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX 2002 FINAL". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
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